Halle Berry

A Cleveland native, Halle Berry hasn’t let being the first Best Actress-winning black woman diminish her love of action flicks. 2000 and 2001 were two huge years for her: The X-Men series began, she flashed her breasts for the first time in Swordfish and won her Oscar for Monster’s Ball. She’s made some questionable choices, though, like marrying Eric Benet and starring in Catwoman (although the cat suit was nice).